Waratah

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 604031096
People 3,843
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
Median age 46
Families 1,069
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,961
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,329
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,170
Median weekly rent (b) $250
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 1,966 51.1 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,879 48.9 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 319 8.3 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,258 84.8 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 264 6.9 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 46 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 183 4.8 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 243 6.3 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 271 7.0 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 195 5.1 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 156 4.1 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 174 4.5 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 193 5.0 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 228 5.9 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 207 5.4 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 253 6.6 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 330 8.6 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 326 8.5 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 318 8.3 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 277 7.2 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 243 6.3 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 135 3.5 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 69 1.8 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 46 1.2 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,587 50.3 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 118 3.7 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 322 10.2 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 125 4.0 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,003 31.8 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,420 51.3 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 401 14.5 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 949 34.3 175,696 42.2 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 2.2 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 294 27.4 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 34 3.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 4 0.4 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 341 31.8 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 177 16.5 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 49 4.6 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 4 0.4 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 228 21.2 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 91 8.5 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 68 6.3 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 156 14.5 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 25 2.3 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 294 27.4 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 491 15.5 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 265 8.4 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 101 3.2 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 639 20.2 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 282 8.9 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 152 4.8 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 532 16.8 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 285 9.0 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 66 2.1 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 330 10.4 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 1,714 44.6 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 1,673 43.5 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Scottish 433 11.3 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 405 10.5 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 280 7.3 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 3,091 80.4 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 167 4.3 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 73 1.9 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Scotland 24 0.6 2,280 0.4 118,496 0.5
South Africa 23 0.6 2,089 0.4 189,207 0.7
United States of America 18 0.5 2,056 0.4 101,309 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 550 14.3 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 196 5.1 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 153 4.0 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,638 68.6 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 309 8.0 31,575 5.7 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 2,805 73.0 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 267 6.9 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 94 2.4 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Scotland 43 1.1 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 41 1.1 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 2,852 74.2 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 268 7.0 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 97 2.5 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Netherlands 39 1.0 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
Scotland 38 1.0 4,573 0.8 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,090 54.4 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 411 10.7 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 364 9.5 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 357 9.3 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 129 3.4 14,447 2.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Waratah, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (60.2%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 14 0.4 648 0.1 49,375 0.2
German 8 0.2 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Sign Languages, nec 8 0.2 8 0.0 66 0.0
Japanese 7 0.2 576 0.1 58,757 0.2
Italian 5 0.1 954 0.2 228,042 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,474 90.4 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 56 3.9 20,434 9.4 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,748 55.4 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,180 37.4 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 226 7.2 24,299 5.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 931 53.3 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 597 34.2 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 126 7.2 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 88 5.0 16,058 5.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 85 5.1 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 225 13.6 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 244 14.7 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 128 7.7 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 281 17.0 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 253 15.3 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 402 24.3 40,354 15.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Managers 293 17.7 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Professionals 254 15.3 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 252 15.2 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 204 12.3 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 194 11.7 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 173 10.4 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 154 9.3 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 99 6.0 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 62 3.7 1,528 0.6 17,445 0.1
Other Social Assistance Services 60 3.6 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 58 3.5 1,345 0.5 44,450 0.4
Primary Education 56 3.4 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 56 3.4 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $621 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,595 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,329 N/A $1,358 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,120 67.6 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 57 3.4 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 43 2.6 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Truck 14 0.8 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
Motorbike/scooter 9 0.5 1,139 0.4 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 167 10.1 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 199 12.0 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 14 0.8 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,189 71.8 179,530 70.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,328 73.8 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 807 25.6 119,193 25.6 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 432 13.7 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 574 18.2 83,646 18.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 568 18.0 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 860 27.2 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 520 16.5 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 384 12.2 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 415 10.8 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 370 9.6 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 117 3.0 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 16 0.4 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 213 5.5 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 157 4.1 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 38 1.0 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 88 2.3 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 355 9.2 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 39 1.0 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 318 8.3 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,138 55.6 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 362 9.4 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,278 59.3 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 804 20.9 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 265 6.9 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 135 3.5 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 362 9.4 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 10 0.3 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 126 4.0 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 2,797 88.6 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 224 7.1 25,336 5.4 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 526 49.2 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 409 38.3 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 131 12.3 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 3 0.3 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 26.0 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.1 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 134 14.3 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 48 5.1 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 200 21.4 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 112 12.0 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 78 8.4 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 242 25.9 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 70 7.5 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 53 5.7 5,755 4.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,429 78.6 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 384 21.1 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,421 99.4 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 0.4 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 10 0.7 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 37 2.6 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 205 14.3 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 737 51.3 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 436 30.4 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 0.8 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 24 1.7 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 343 23.9 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 553 38.6 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 495 34.5 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 1.3 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,050 73.4 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 348 24.3 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 33 2.3 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 636 44.5 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 555 38.8 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 190 13.3 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 40 2.8 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 16 1.1 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.1 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.6 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 250 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 100 52.6 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 62 32.6 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 22 11.6 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,170 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 419 75.5 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 56 10.1 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 81 14.6 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 157 49.2 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 162 50.8 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,569 N/A 1,370 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Waratah % Waratah Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 250 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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